Whisper payload up to 100MB for dev tier not working?

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I understand that the maximum payload size for Whisper on the dev tier is 100 MB, but when I pass a URL, I get a “payload too large” error.
Is this a known issue?

File tested:
m4a, 46.7 MB

#whisper

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same problem. my n8n workflow used to work for files up 100MB. Since a few days, file size limit errors occure :frowning:

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ame issue here — Developer plan, billing active, still getting 25MB limit

I’m on the Developer plan with a payment method configured (Stripe, card verified). Running

whisper-large-v3-turbo

via the

url

parameter for podcast transcription.

Error response:

{

“error”

:{

“message”

:

“media file too large - size limit: 26214400, actual size: 94690323”

,

“type”

:

“invalid_request_error”

}}

The

size limit: 26214400

(exactly 25MB) is the free tier limit. Per the

docs

, the dev tier should allow 100MB.

Verified:

  • Plan: Developer (confirmed at Billing - Plans )
  • Rate limit headers show dev-tier rates:

x-ratelimit-limit-audio-seconds: 400000

,

x-ratelimit-limit-requests: 200000

  • Small file uploads work fine (tested 1s WAV)
  • Only the file size enforcement is stuck at free tier (25MB instead of 100MB)
  • Monthly usage: $0.00 — payment method has never been charged (only a $0 authorization)

This is blocking automated podcast transcription. About 75% of podcast episodes exceed 25MB at source encoding. Would appreciate an ETA on the fix or a workaround.

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Hey @mc4r - you’d need to pass a media_url if the content exceeds 25MB - file uploads are restricted to 25MB. If this doesn’t work, it might be better to chat with support / open a support ticket within the Groq console so that more troubleshooting can be done.